Moto G 2014 Marshmallow Update – Manual Installation

Moto G 2014 users, your patience has finally yielded fruit. You can update your device to the latest available Android version now. Users at XDA-Developers have recently reported to receive the latest Android Marshmallow as an OTA-update. Well we know it’s late, but we also need to give a hand to Motorola for not overlooking its old device and supporting it on early basis. Oh yes! We are going to help you install Moto G 2014 Marshmallow update, by manually flashing the firmware.

Click on the image to view Marshmallow release notes.

Let us have a little overview of what is around the corner:

App Standby – Helps you preserve battery life by putting your background apps into a less memory-consuming state.

Better App Permissions – Marshmallow has revamped the app permissions concept, and now provides individual permissions for each app, which can be modified at any time.

Improved App Links – The latest update lets your phone choose smartly, which app to open when you tap on a link in the browser.

Expandable Storage – A big plus in Marshmallow is the expandable storage, which is not your average SD card support. But allows your phone to use the external/portable storage as internal. This way, you can reduce the space consumption on the internal storage.

Do Not Disturb – The feature stays intact in Marshmallow. It allows you to personalize your system profiles for calls, messages, and other notifications.

Now On Tap – This is an exclusive features for people running Marshmallow, and using Google Now. You can use it to Google Search the current content of your phone’s screen, and the results will be shown right-there on the app window. Just long-press the on-screen Home button.

This was just a peek, you will know more once you update your Moto G 2nd Gen (2014).

You might just want to get the OTA update, by going to ‘Phone’ > ‘About phone’ > ‘System updates’. But there are people, like me, who like a fresh install. This not only helps to make a clean update, but also reduces the chances of any bugs. This process will basically restore the balance by un-rooting your phone (if rooted), and taking you to complete stock firmware.

So if you are someone who digs the fact, you are very much welcome to read ahead and update your Moto G 2014 to Marshmallow.

Install Moto G 2014 Marshmallow Update

Disclaimer

Flashing the factory image could render a soft-brick on your phone, if done wrong. This tutorial and all its files are to be used on the GSM-enabled Moto G 2014 3G variant only. Do not try and flash this on the 4G LTE edition. DroidOrigin shall not be held liable for any damage to your Moto G 2014. However, if such situations arises, we will definitely help you out.

Once the phone is in fastboot mode, connect it to the PC using the USB cable.

Open the folder where the files were extracted in step #2. On an empty space inside the same folder, press SHIFT key and right-click on an empty space. Select ‘Open command window here’ from the pop-up menu that appears.

First step, confirm that the device is being successfully detected by fastboot. Enter the command below:

fastboot devices

When entered, the above command should return a device ID, confirming that the connection is successful.

Now, start by entering the following commands, one-after-the-other. If you do not wish to relock your phone, skip the first command.

fastboot oem lock begin

fastboot flash partition gpt.bin

fastboot flash motoboot motoboot.img

fastboot flash logo logo.bin

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3

fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin

fastboot erase modemst1

fastboot erase modemst2

fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn

Erase the cache and data now:

fastboot erase cache

fastboot erase userdata

When all is done, reboot the device by entering:

fastboot reboot

In case if any of the files refuse to flash, make sure to use a good quality cable, or try switching the port on your PC.

Your Moto G 2014 has been updated to Android Marshmallow now. Tell us about your experience with this latest update, via the comments. If there are issues, let us know.

Dhananjay (DJ) is an Android devotee and a Tech Blogger by profession. He is a keen undergraduate, seeking and working hard on his ambitions to achieve something distinctive in his life. He prefers interacting with his readers in the most reproaching manner possible and his desires here are not just to reach out the tech figures, but also attract those non-interested minds to our Android universe. He proudly owns Nexus 6P, Nexus 5, OnePlus One and a Nexus 4.